Means for securing soles to uppers of footwear



Sept. 5, 1950 A, J. LATHAN 2,521,464

A MEANS FOR SEOURING sOLEs TO UPPERS OF FOOTWEAR Filed Jan. 30, 1947 a Mmm/7m JAMES M7/f4# y Patented VSept. v1950- 'v MEANS non SECURING'soLEs To `jfor'--YFooufWEAR*- UPPERS u Jamesdliathan, Norwich, England, assignontoV Y Q Esdelle Patents Limited, Norwich, England,

` Application January 3o, 194i,`se1ia1N0. 725,179* 'f 'f yIn Great Britain August 14, 1940 o f seetiaLrubiie Law 690,.Augusts,194eg .Y f p Patent expires August,14,`;196,0 ,v,

The present invention relates to footwear in which a strip of leather or other'material extendsr downwardly around the outeredge ofthe part which :extends: partly or fwhollyaround. the

bottom portionofjth'e upper, and in Avs'zlfxic'hsaid strip .'is for example','"turn'ed in 'and secure'dat its lower edge overthe marginal portions of the lower surface of the insole or midsole.

V According to the present invention theupper edge of the strip is turned in a direction outwardly from the upper and sewn, together with the lower marginal portion of the upper, between a fillet of leather or other suitable material and the upper surface of thepart extending partly or wholly around the bottom portion "of the upper; the said strip then-being turnedv outwardly and downwardly around the llet topermit its lowerfedge to be secured in position.v

i In cases where the upper does not extend completely around the footwear, the securing of the parts ofthe edge of the strip at the point to which the upper does not extend is effected by sewing it directly between the llet and the aforesaid upper surface. u I

This invention may be applied to footwear prof vided with so called platform soles.

- In order that'theinvention may be the better understood, 'reference is made to the accompanying drawing in which: y

Fig. 1 is a side view of one form vof shoe ernbodying the present invention. i I.

Fig. 2 isia transverse section online A-v-A of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view'to a larger scale than that of Fig. 2 showing more clearly the attachment of the edge of the strip to the weltoi' the shoe,

Fig. 4 isa sectional View showing the manner in v which the-upper ksecured to the shoe,

Fig. 5 is a transverse section of a heel-less shoe preparatory to applying the outer sole,

Fig. 6 is a similar view of the linished sole, and

Fig. 7 is a. sectional view to a larger scale than lthat of Figs. `5 and 6 showing more clearly the -connectionof the various parts one to another.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, l

usualmanner. 3 indicatesa strip or .length of material, in the `presentinstance a duplexfabric, the. upper edge of which is turned around a iilletof suitable material, leather for example,

gunner, deels mi, ,the"'stripf `3 is ,uppensoie `and the niiet. a, ass'howii in Fig; 4, Qaedthe vvstrir 3 isf then? turned 4over 'tofncmse v themiillety 4' and @extends all roundthe so shoegas .shown inria vthelkupper edge portion" of end;

dicatesa piece of sponge-rubber, which constitutes a midsole, of appropriate outline and the upper surface of which is secured by a suitable `adhesive to the 'under surface of the insole 2.

The thickness of the rubber is increased at one end so as to form a heel.

be secured by a suitable adhesive, and nally there is applied to the under surface of the rubber 5 an outer sole l, secured thereto and to the `fabric 3 by means of an adhesive or by any other suitable means. f

The shoe described with reference to Figs. 5 to 7 has a flat or substantially flat sole, and the part 5L is omitted, the soles y2 and 'l -are secured directly `one to the other, and an inner sock or lining 8 is provided, which is secured in position by a suitable adhesive. It is assumed that in this case in place of a fabric a strip of crepe rubber 3a is employed. f

The respective soles may be formed of rubber or ,anyl other suitable material and instead 'of sponge rubber cork `or any other suitable material may be substituted for the part y5 shown in Figs. 1 to 3. Moreover instead of being composed of fabric the ,strip 4 may be formed of crepe rubber or any other suitable material.'A

I claim: i o l l 1. Footwear `comprising an inner sole, and outer sole, an upper ',having lan outwardly vextending lower edge-portion at least partly coextensive with the; upper margin of said inner sole, a iillet overlying a' marginal portion of said inner sole and'said outwardly extending edge, a cover strip extending around fand connected at its lower. edge to said outer sole and extending up- Wardly i' over the top of said fillet, then downwardly around the inner edge of said llet, then outwardly under said iillet and havingl itsupper redge disposed between the bottomy surface of said yfillet and said inner sole and the loweredge upper edge'of said strip, said inner sole, and said 4lower edge portion of said upper so vfar as the v indicated by li. "The upper is stretched on'a last same is coextensive withsaid margin of said -inand the lower marginal portion is sewn, together l with the-upper edge of the strip 3, between the.

portionof said upper, and a row kof stitches extending through and connecting said fillet, said ner sole.

f 'the directlyA.betreute,una@II "arid the yupper ol'ejas shown'inFigL `3. 5 v'in- 2. Footwear comprising an inner sole, and outer sole and intermediate sole, an upper having an outwardly extending lower edge portion at least partly coextensive with the margin of said inner sole, a fillet overlying the edge portion of said inner sole and the lower edge portion of said upper, a cover strip secured at its lower edge to and extending around said outer sole, said strip extending upwardly therefrom outsideA saidrin--p termediate and inner sole and outside and 4substantially completely around saidnllet ,and terminating in an outwardly directed'edgeportion interposed between said fillet, the lower edge portion of said upper whereit is` coextensive with the margin of said inner sole and saidrinerfsole,` and a row of stitches extending through and constrip and the llet.

necting, in successive superimposed relatiomsaid inner sole, the outer edge portion of the upper where it is coextensive with the inner:sole,'the

outwardly directed edge portion of the cover strip-and `the llet. i

l.3. Footwear comprising an `inner sole, Yan

,outer sole, .la forwardly tapering, resilientfhody interposedibetween said innerv soleiandisaid outer .sole toprovide a heel, an upper having .anoutturned lower edge .at.1east`,.partly coextensive with the upperrmargin of saidinner. sole, la fillet coextensive with said margin, a cover strip secured at its lower edge to and extending around said outer sole,y said strip extending upwardly therefrom outside said resilient body and said inner sole; and'outsideaand substantially completely around said iillet and terminating in an 4outwardly directed edge portion interposed between said fillet, said inner sole and the lower edgewporton' ofssaid upper where it is coextensive with the margin of said inner sole, and a row .of stitches extending through and connectving in successive superimposed relation, the inner sole, the outer edge portion' of the upper where it is coextensive with the inner sole, the

outwardly :directed edge portion of the cover JAMES LATHAN.

REFERENCES CETED smith f ;1Mar. i8, ie'fi Braun Dee. v8, 1942 

